New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-20

IN the blackboard OF the Maritime hAc'lhso anu ''
was followed by another whlch s.''ea 'n'' uhtoou
49, ,ho ,ewsnapers The companys officials ut NO
rroa6way received their first information from the
Associated Press dispatches and for the greater part
., the day were possession OF nothing more thah 'e
so,ptv details these supplied the event pStnrahy
hecame an raabsorbng topic IN maritime circles, AMI
there was much speculation to the cause OF the IRE
and the probable amount OF the damage. The fate OF
the unucKy thirteen also shrouded in uncertainty
and at the company's office the agents chung TO the
hope of their safety inspired by the fact that later as
matches announced that the first boat that had LETT tue
doomed ships side was only missing" and not GER
tanly lost Many friends OF the company and men con-
nected with the other great steamship lines droppeu
into No. l Broadway.
THE PASSENGERS on THE STEAMER.
The passenger-list fthe City of Montreal winch y
on the counter, eagerly inspected. u 'oN'"'"'
the following names: , ,a,hor,na
Hanan John B soTreg %a9id M George G.
Mckee Jane. pe s,yis S Bsngsn samuel Rant
Ses%a1S Ba1's % ss1as vosh Joseph iso
TScsa. Crawford ward d.sD0 Bara NJ schant s.
rssssy rsssS a:T
sssa STaooR, Hafs. af0'' wes. sns.' S.
man ma" aSIas I IsHs E ESHses ES%
ana sS M. H Fla sfsP ssa
1 GsRPe9 mon Asrew Jwsf
aS eLs 91 S %ss
NAV Tendhole Rosa Cederperg, Hnarer Ne1auest A.
Turn6U Bertha Ron carr fsens john
FsSsy y. @ H. KaGa hOPsr csdrss E east
d.. hS~'F uSisr h'Ifl
Eey j. NJ Flood William Donney NJ Donn,yy JAMES
Sqsn Ns A. Moro NIX
iaas Joseph Lord James Murray wi ANN "a lynch
fynSs MaTy Mrs. xys and TWO children Andrew ysr
MARIA Hya5 S ST's n H.sSu sSd chd William
Schultz, Charlie: q. LipsKy.
MAN. Of these people came from the West, and were
bound for their European homes Genera fAsse"s i
Agent Kirk said a TRIBUNE reporter that lhero "er'
scarcely any among them OF American bth lhey "ere
mixed multitude OF Greeks, Poles Germans ana huaga
riaus. with few English and Irish and two chinese
There were no cabin passengers as the company mas OIL
late beep running the City OF Montreal for the sole Dee
at of the secondclass ana steeTse passengers
who applied for passages TO Europe Inc crew anu Oh
gineers numbered about eighty The olcers were Gap
tain Francis A. Land chief officer Mr.. Hanna purser'
Thomas Knsey; surgeon, T. Flood McGrathi cDiei Gu
eipeer David Cowan; steward, Alan Mcleod.
The of the disaster surprised the New, fork
agents OF tne me aimos a. ai Sacan,ioSs are taken
against fire. The crews are thoroughly 1r,ieu oi an
snsedv exiinguishing OF any outbreak of flames Con.
rrary expectation scarcely any rlonus OF tue lily Vi
rh rove6 that thew had few relatives in the city,
else that they had were ignorant OF the disaster
DISPATCHES TO THE AGENTS HERE.
Edward Wright of Peter wright sons tne
.We don't ina CINE a momon that the missing people
are lost We think that they are certain to be picked up
and brought to port later" Just shortly after he ex
pressed this opinion about p he was able TO mana
the reporter first private dispatch received was
from the companys Liverpool Office and read as ouo"s'
steamship city Of Montreal totally DESTROYED by frs
August H. longitude 4S latitude 40 Nr aa
bark Trebant Again Transferred August " %,,pe
s si1 Of the crew.
A second dispatch arrived in the next half hour 1t
contain, Samuel MoKSs George H ka%f.
%s Nsg s,eD5sn sppan smSn Ko1assy
s'e:IsgS ss54sE HnsS..
William Frny E9s s dos moi Consider Re bat
,gs She was iSst seen running ot9er
boats kept wind Tho bark went IN search OF the
All the passengers mentioned registered from New
York except Mckee and Arnott Mckee was IRON Oni,
City. However fact that most OF them TOOK om
their in does not zee
ward to wait I'LL they reach their port OF departure ne
i iOo iS.t before the Office closed and asked
in broken English his Aunt, Ellen Monsoraki creek
was all right, and he walked contentedly away. The
only other interested caller was LITTLE boy who wahea
also wasreassured and sent away happy Further ana
fuller official dispatches may be eya a IN
getting authentic accounts Of me disaster, , as
city when their last dispatch was received here.
THE BURNING WRECK SIGHTED.
Captaiu Cochrane OF the National Line steamship Hell
,eta which yesterday, reports thar on August
Is he sighted TO the northwest what appeared to be
vessel on His vessel bore down TO her and found
that the burning steamer the City OF Mon treal.
There was nothing but the funnel and the
bcwsprt standing above deck, and the fire
was SIN burning fore and aft The weather was clear
ana there smooth but there was NO sign OF any
board, and only one OF her boats could be seen
nsonIa vyant IN thu Tnruau Line pier at Jersey
ty 10 ina injuries about the burned steamer and all
tne hey got wa, IN s et go sp
ping and receiving clerks had orders TO give Out no noI
doubtful neither they had any to slye
Ihe steamship Illinois. of tine Inman Line which came
IN Thursday, loading with cotton and egnt
at pier one Of the engineers said that on tuesday
night bright light had of the Newfoundland
Banks and that the officers had not been able 70 MAKE
what 1t was 100 far of TO see distinctly Win
glass. On hearing OF the burning OF the cry OF Mon
treal they thought that perhaps the glare mgnt nave
come from what was left OF the wreck
VALUE OF THE SHIP AND IT'S CARGO.
The following is list the City of Montrears cargo
Two thousand thrty.one bales cotton BOIL 6oEe:
saGSn So
rels Lard OIL ioso barrels to.cco
ssSs bags copper 1000 bags flour. 1000 shocks
bsdder packages merchandise and so empty barrels
From the nature of the cargo believed that the fire
occurred among the cotton bales. This Is frequently
pause OF fire at lie believed to he due TO sparks
from the 'longshoremens pipes Spontaneous eomeus-
ton is admissible explanation II Is only few
bound eastward with a similar cargo, was lmperleu ny
an outbreak fire the hold and forty bales Oh cotton
bales OF tobacco had 10 be thrown oNorDOsu
TO save the ship. .o-o ooo
The value the cargo is estimated at about $500 0Oo
The vessel was worth from $l75 900 to 100000 The
To- al loss 49, therefore, half million IL Is not yet
known whether this is fully covered by Insurance Inc
officials at No Broadway said that their ohce was
simply branch agency and that all insurance business
was conducted in England. 1t was, however. stated
that the company dsclamed responsibility
for the cargo. which belonged 10
shippers all the country IL is certain that num-
Der English insurance companies have risks TO the
amount several hundred thousand dollars and 1t IS
extremely improbable that the vessel 10 not In
sured almost altogether TO her full value.
DESCRIPTION OF THE LOST VESSEL.
The City of Montreal leaves only four OF the
Hest OF thrtytwo vessels which the Inman Line has
owned since IL frat organized in December 1850
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